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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-07
Whiskey Men as Leaders.

Did the colored voters take notice
and will they remember next June
the part played in the election last
Monday by the leading whiskey men
of the town. On ward 2 they united
against the colored men, because
they said the ticket was too dry,
(though they would say to white men
it is too Hack.) Vanlandingham and
McWhirter are leading anti-prohibi-
tionists, and yet they got up the
scheme, and did all in their power to
defeat Hagler and Schenck, and give
us board without a niger on it
On ward 3 the same class of anti
prohibitionists united with the prohi-
bitionists to defeat the "nigger" ticket,
though every man on it was a pro-
nounced anti. McNinch, Adams,
Brown and other anti's put in harder
and quicker blows against us that day
than McAden.
viii the colored men of wards 2
and 3 forgive and forget before the
first Monday in June? Let them
learn who their friends are. Let them
follow the lead of such men no longer.
Let them look to their personal in
terests, as do the men they have been
following. Colored men, it is time
you were learning something. These
white men have an object in view.
Have one Yourselves.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-07
Personals.

Rev. J. A. Chrcsfeld, of Monroe,
spent Thursday in our city attending
to private business.
Miss Jennie Middleton, returned
home from Monroe last Tuesday after
an absence of several months.
Miss Jennie Terrence, Of Columbia,
S. c., passed through this city last
Wednesday returning from a visit to
relatives at Davidson College.
J. FL. Williamson, will do well to
publish in his fair organ, and keep
standing the time the colOred fair will
come off. We want to help you out
with the fair Mr.. Williamson, but we
are unable to learn anything about the
fair in your fair organ.
Miss Annie F. Conner, of Davidson
College, passed through tina city last
Saturday from Cheraw, S. c., where
she has been teaching school the last
eight months.
Prof. J. c. Price returned to Sails
bury last Friday night with his family.
He has been lecturing in the North,
while his family has been visiting in
the eastern part of this State.
Rev. J. S. Caldwell, was in the city
last Monday on his return from Pine
vile. He reports his work prosper
Gus and the attendance at Livingstone
College good. Near $50 students en-
rolled.
Bishop J. W. Hood, had the honor
of receiving the degree of d. D. from
Lincoln University at the recent Theo-
luStcdl COMMENCEMENT eAeEtlSeS. DUO
tor Hood is worthy and will wear the
title with credit to himself and his
people.
Mr. W. G. Coleman, is now paying
off all the premiums on meritorious
articles taken to the Industrial fair
last summer. Persons who have not
yet been paid will do we'll to address
W. C. Coleman. Concord, n. c.
Mr.. Norheet L. LETTERS of Raleigh
has a lengthy and able letter in the last
issue of the State Chronicle. defending
the actions of the brick masons of
Raleigh. 1t is a well written and
pointed article, and shows that his
mind is. we'll trained as we'll as his
hand. The mechanics of Raleigh
ought to be proud of such man, we
know the mechanics of the State at
large are.
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Two Notes Did II.

1t seems that few weeks ago note
was found in the yard of white family
at McAdensville, addressed to female
member of the family and a colored
man was suspected, arrested and put
in Jail. There was no name signed to
the note, but it Cooked like" the
writing of the party jailed. There
was bad talk about what might happen
to the man. His sister wrote him a
note trying to console him and in ad-
dition to her own name signed the
name of Mr.. Thomas Hunter. The
wife took the note to the Jail, but it
was captured by the sheriff and the
newspapers published that dangerous
reatening note had been sent to the
sheriff by Mr.. Hunter. There was
nothing iucendiary in the note. neither
was it written by Mr.. Hunter. nor to
the sheriff, but vas written by the sis
ter to the prisoner, telling him that
Mr.. Hunter would try to get him out
of Jail. 1t is to be regretted that a
mans name is ever used in way as
to injurc him, as Mr.. Hunter has been
injured BY the daily papers. He is ian
honest hard working law abiding
citizen.
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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
SATURDAY, MAY z, 1887.
OUR CHURCHES.

St. Michael's (P e. Church, Mint St.
Services al 10 a. m. and 8 p. IN. Sunday
school at p. m. Rev. P. P. ALsToN, pas
tor.
NJ. 4. Church, Graham Street. Ser
vices at p. m. and p. m. Sunday
school at 10a. IN. Rev. E. NJ. COLLECT,
pastor.
First Baptist Church, South Church St.
Services at II q. M, 3 p. m. and p. IN.
Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. A. A.
POWELL. pastor.
Ebcnezer Baptist Church, East Second
St. Services at II a. M, p. m. and s p.
m. Sunday-school at l p. m. Rev. Z.
mAuGHToH, pastor.
Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh
and College SITS. Services at 3 p. m. and
8 p. m. suuday-school at 10 a. m. Rev.
r. p. WYcHE, pastor.
Clinton Chapel, { A. NJ. Z. ~ Mint St.
Services at II a. M, 3 p. m. and p. m.
Sunday-school at p. m. Rev. M. SLADE,
pastor
Little Rock, CA. NJ. E. ~ f st. Ser
vices at II a. M, 8 p. IN. and s p. m.
Rev. WIN. JOHNSON, pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-07

A Sunday-School Institute will be
held at the NJ. Il. Church Oh the 10th
and l1th. by Rev. A. II. Gillit, ID,
and w. l.. Davidson, Sunday-School
Agents of the NJ. Il. Church,
The pastors, their Sunday-School
officers, and congregations are invited
to attend.
Topics for discussion : /. The
Book Divine. 2. The History of the
Book. 8. The Institutions of the
Bible.
Normal: 1. Laws of Teaching.
2. The use of Illustrations. 3. The
Difficulties. 4. The Ideal Teacher.
5. The officials aud their work.
/. The Law Of the Book. 2. Books
within the Book. 3. How to Study
the Bible. 4. Defect in Teaching.
3. Inspiration to Faithful Teaching
Hours for services--l0:30 A. NJ.
and 2:3O and 1880 P. NJ.
y. N. coSLEET, P. q.
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Cured bY

taking Ayers Sarsaparilla. can now eat
any kind of food, and am vigorous, active,
and entirely free from all humors. j. W.
Compton, Bloomington, III.
Until within few months have suf-
fered terribly, all my life, with what my
physician called Red Canker. At times
my mouth, tongue, and throat have been
nearly raw with these canker sores, and
any effort to swallow food caused the
most intense pain. was emaciated,
weak, and pale, and always more or less
under the doctors care. Physicians failed
to help me, and none Of the many rene
dies l tried gave me any relief until /
commenced taking
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-07
Ulcers

Besides the ulcers l also had q glandular
swelling on my neck, which was gather
ing, and seemed about to break. |
consulted skillful physicians, and took
various remedies, but failed to find relief
until commenced using Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. A few bottles of this remedy COM
pletely cured me, and am now in perfect
health. Mrs. Jane L. Hopkins, Cam
bridgeport, Mass.
For what appeared to be Cancer
on my lip, / used Ayers Sarsaparilla
with excellent success. believe the
disease to be perfectly cured. Amherst
Whitmore, Brunswick, Maine.
About three years ago, | was troubled
with Canker Humors in my mouth, throat,
and stomach. Food of any kind caused
the most extreme suffering. After trying
a number of remedies, without receiving
any benefit. was finally
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That Blue Mark.

We send out a great many papers
this week with blue cross mark. To
all receiving such we say. your sub
scription is due, please send us what
you can, and as soon as you can. Don't
wait to get more ; the times are hard
with us, and while we do we'll by you.
do the best you can by us. If we cut
off sufficient number to save So or 81
week it would help us much, but
we want to continue all.
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z akings

ten bottles Of this medicine I am COM
pletely cured, and my skin is now as
smooth and fair rs ever. - Mary G. Ames-
bury, Rockport, Ne.
I have been taking Ayers Sarsapm'illa
for an impurity Of ihe blood. which mani
tested itself in troublesome Bolts and
Eruptions, and can truly say have never
found any medicine so prompt and cer-
tain in curative effects. lt has zone me
great good. ~ L. 7. Coggcsball. Bookseller,
81 Merrimack s., Lowell, Mass.
For the radical cure OF Piinples, Bolts.
Carbunclcs. and oil diseases originating in
Initiated blood, know Of no remedy that
can compare with Ayers Str-
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some Of which were very offensive. ex-
hausting, and painful. | had 10 appetite,
was emaciated, and so reduced in strength
rs to be unable to attend to my business.
| tried many remedies, and WAS treated
by number Of physicians, but received
no relief. with little hope OF recovery.
commenced taking Ayers SarsapaIilla,
and, under its healing influence, soon be-
gan to improve. After using less than
half n dozen bottles Of this preparation,
| was restored to perfect health. -
Leonard Bracket, West Haven, Conn.
For forty years I have been troubled
with a humor in the blood, appearing
in painful eruptiOns on my skin. AMI
causing Erysipeas at times. I haycbeen
n great sufferer. have tried I'll kinds Of
remedies for my complaint. but found 10
relief until commenced using Ayers
Sarsaparilla. By
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-07
LOCAL.

Inc Doard OF aldermen elected last
Monday is decidedly dry, while the
mayor is said to be wet
The Woman Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the First Baptist
church next Monday afternoon.
Read the advertisements in this pa
per and patronize the persons that
patronize this paper.
The Sisters of Relief have our thanks
for an invitation to attend their picnic
yesterday Mrs. Isabella Coaker is
president.
Our city tax collector, clerk and
treasurer, cemmetery keepers and
street commissioners were all re-elect-
ed without opposition.
The mortuary report of our city
for April shows that there were
among the whites eleven deaths and
among the colored twelve.
Some of the riprorious, rantanker-
Gus, radical republican ringtail rousers
"Aunked'' last Monday for one dollar
piece. They are spotted.
Ward did well and they had the
endorsement and support of many of
the best element of the white citizens.
1t sends up two colored aldermen.
We are glad to see that Mr.. Simp-
son Bradley, the polite and efficient
keeper of Pinewood cemetery, was re-
elected without opposition.
The elections in the cities and
towns throughout the State last Monday
went democratic pretty generally
Asheville is tho only town we have
yet heard of electing a republican
mayor
1t is said that about twenty-six-
mechanics left the city last Tuesday
for Atlanta to work on the cotton
seed oil mill to be built there.
They were mostly colored men.
Chicago has republican mayor
and aldermen. They have recognized
the colored vote by appointing a
eolored clerk to one of the police
courts. Il. NJ. Mitchell'is the name Of
the young man, They expect other
appointments.
We are told that certain whiskey
interests furn shed meals and drinks
to voters last Monday on Ward 2.
That certain man was cooking for
it nolrly all day last Sunday. And
all this to make colored men vote
against their own ticket.
TIE beard Of aldermen organized
last Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Jas. NJ
Hagler is on two of the standing
committees: fire department, cemetery
and public uillings. Mr. Schenck
is on the committee Of the graded
schools.
The Chronicle cut up and spirited
around last week trying to excite race
prejudice, aud succeeded only in APP
pearing ridiculous--has not word
to say about the wicked and immoral
practice of buying and selling votes
Monday.
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EruptiOns

OF the skin, whether in the form of Ery-
sipelas, Pimples, or Boils, indicate that the
blood has become vitiated, and the system
diseased, and that prompt treatment is
indispensable. Ayers Sarsaparilla purges
the blood of all impurities, and speedily
restores health and strength to the
system. ~ For nearly three years was
covered with Scrofulous
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-07
Ayers Sar sapariIla.

saparilla. This medicine has restored me
70 health, and has eradicnted every trace
Of Canker from my system. - MIRA David
Carey, North Salem, Mass.
p1spusd by Dr. y c. Asm 3 O, Lowell. Mass.
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Employment Agency.

Persons desiring situations as cooks.
nurses, and laborers generally, who
desire employment, and persons in
need of such help, will do well to call
on A. w. CALVIN,
at his Store, West Trade St.
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CankerS

Are so corrosive in their nature, and their
cause so deep seated in the system, that
powerful Alternative is needed to eradicate
them. For this purpose, Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla is the most effective medicine that can
be procured. No other remedy can COM
pare with it as a cure for all diseases
originating in vitiated blood. al suffered
greatly, for months, from two running
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-07

As promoter Of health. giving appetite
and renewing wasted energy. This mcdi-
cine has no equal. - G. II. Davies, Court
st., Pawtucketyillc, Lowell, Mass.
Sold BY all druggists. rriee e.; Six bottles, %.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-13
John Plankinton.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND THE HOME
OF A MILWAUKEE, MILLIONAIRE.

Not many people have heard of John
PlankintOn, of Milwaukee. He is the
man who gave Phil Armour, the pork
packer, his start in life. He is easily
worth SlO,O00,000 and until he turned
the bulk Of his business over to the Ar
mours was the head of the largest pork
and provision packing house in the
world--PlankintOD, Armour & Co. AS
long as 1880 his house was doing a bus
mess of $15, 100000 year. Mr.. Plank
lntOn is a self-made man. He began
at the bottom of the ladder and long
ago reached the top round. He is
about 66 years of age and is as homelv
as he is honest. In personal appear
ance he is fully six feet in height. as
straight as an arrow and as active and
tull of life as a man of 30. His face is
smooth and its most marked character
lstic IS very long nose. This man has
had most remarkable career. He
was born in New Castle county, Della
ware, March 18th, 1920, and came West
IN 1914. That year he left Pittsburg
and landed in Milwaukee. The place
was mere village. The young man
leased ground and opened a butcher
shop. He killed the CRITTERS" himself.
waited upon his customers and lived
over his shop. He was industrious.
frugal, honest and Obliging. He made
friends and money from the start and
he saved what he made He run his
little shop until 1849, when he com
menced the slaughtering and packing
business. In 1868 Phil Armour, then a
ruddy faced young Scotcthman, was
taken into partnership and the business
from that time on fairly doomed.
Branch packing houses were started in
Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis, Gin
clnnati and other places, and business
Offices opened in New York, Liverpool
and London. The firm did an i'm
mense business. They speculated like
fury, cornered the markets time and
time again and made millions. The
great corners were supposed to be Ar
mours, but Plankinton was really the
power behind the throne.
A year or two ago Plankinton dis
posed of his interests in the great pack
ing firm, merely retaining the Miiwau-
kee house. He publicly announced
that he had all the money he cared for.
and didn't want the bother Of the busi-
ness any longer. Since that time he
has taken life comparatively easy,
Smyrna times., 1887-04-13
Heating Railroad Cars.

The pennsylvania Railroad Company
on Friday made practical test of the
proposition to heat cars by steam and
thus avoid the use of stoves. which gen
orally set fire to trains when serious
accidents happen. For scme time the
company has been experimenting in
order to see if there was anv feasible
way of meeting the widespread public
objection to stoves. A train of four cars
left the Jersey City depot soon after
O'Clock. Each car was furnished with
a supply of steam from a fftv-four-tOn
engine. The steam was passed from
car to car through rubber pipesan inch
and a-haif in diameter. These tubes
were strenthened by little steel hoops.
There was enough sagging to the tubes
10 allow the train to wObble without
stralnlng the connection. The heat
from the steam was allowed to escape
INTO the cars through ordinary radia-
tors,such as are used in dwelling houses
The supply was regulated by a simple
steam cock. At one time the tempera-
'ure OF the atmosphere was allowed to
reach seventy degrees above zero. To
all appearance, the heat in the cars
was, II anything, superior to that of the
ordinary stoves, for the reason that it
could be quickly increased or decrea-
sed at will. The experiments which
the Pennsylvania Company are making
are to determine whether steam is a good
substitute for the heat of stoves. The
question Of how to furnish the steam
Will be settled later on if that form of
heating proves to be suitable.
Smyrna times., 1887-04-13
Flowers of Jewelrv.

\ leading jewelry store up Broadway
displays some very PRETTY cOnceits in
jeweled pins, One was a morning glory
in transparent dark enamel with the
natural stripes of the flower represented
by paved diamond work. The bright,
varied hues Of the outer surface are also
brought out beautifully by the enamel.
Diamond pansies are also very popular.
Variegated gold work is coming more and
more into use in the line of fine jewelry,
and one scarf pin shown, an engraved
bird with Outspread wings, produced a
dazzling effect. A decided Oddity in the
way Of rings is a bent shark, having out
ward curving ends set with companion
stones. One ring of the kind had a bent
shark around the ends, which were set
with diamonds and were Joined together
with an emerald set Obliquely. The silly
craze for mOnOgrams ON coins has died,
as it ought to have died before it was
born, II was always bad waste Of good
mOney,-New York Cor. Baltimore Amer
lean
Smyrna times., 1887-04-13
TENNESSEE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
How the MOumtaineers Garry on the
big Meetin's"-Diversities Of Cifts-

How the MOuntalneers Carry ON the
Big meetin's"-Diversities Of Gifts.
IN August and September. after the
crops are laid by" the frugal noun
taineer lays aside his worlSJv cares and
applies himself unreservedlv 10 tho tosk
OF carrying on the big meetin's." both m
his own and in the adjacent ueighbor-
hoods, and to the pleasures and duties 81
hospitality. During the progress Of one
OF these meetings every cabin within
walking distance Of the meeting house is
thrown open to any and all who deign to
share It's shelter. There is no exclusive
ness, and ali are equally welcome.
Inc rude table is loaded with "pine
bread, potatoes, fried chicken, bacon or
DeeI' While coffee, strong. black and un-
sWeeJened, flows like water There is No
sugar used in the mountains, only black
sorghum molaSseS, that would make a
ueIcate epicurc shiver In the kitchen a
OeFy OI lank, silent women seem to be al
ways cooking a fresh supply; for the ap-
Peilte OF the POuntainecr, like his re-
Hglon, IS of an Unsuitable. carniyorous
type.
These meetings usually last from week
TO ten days at each church. or not infre-
quenilY-as the people express it
ohtWell the hull settlement IS bodashusIv
cleaned out'n Their grub and pashuncs >
Then, nothing daunted, the wearied men
and women will close their wood latched
doors and hie to the meeting in the
next settlement, sure Of hearty welcome.
and ready to "eat OUT others. as they
themselves have been eaten out.
Whole families will thus spend a month
or more, for there is no commoditv in
which these people are so prodigal in the
expenditure Of as time Home interests
may suffer, stock may 20 unherded. fod-
DER ruin on the stalk, and the more proyi-
dent woinenfOlk complain Of threatened
scarcity Tor the coming winter But the
rellgiously enthused husbands and fathers
Will contentedly sing, pray and shout as
long as good cheer lasts ut their neigh
b0rs' tables and sinners remain anxious.
Local preachers and exhorters are sell
dom paid any salary. They spring IN
Ike mushrooms, with a diversity Of arifts
ana lack Of gifts as heterogeneous as their
interpretations of Scripture often are.
Yet all are brimful of weird, morbid en-
thusiasm, and their audiences are easily
satisfied with any orthodox efforts based
upon unlimited lung power and an in
definite fund of emotion.-Brooklvn
MagaZinp
Smyrna times., 1887-04-13
Reggar. Supported by Gamblers.

Perhaps the gamblers are the best sup
port of beggars If you knew where a
poker game or faro bank is lOcated-Of
course you don't; you never saw anything
of that kind, and know it will be quite
surprise to you to learn that they exist
If, indeed, you know what they are
yOull always find beggarS and lOafers
around. Gamblers are superstitiOus, and
they will not upon any consideration pass
beggar by without giving him a small
contribution. 1t would be bad luck. Per
haps there's trifle of conscience about il.
and they have, after all, a sense of some
power above them to be appeased by their
helping the needy. A gambler will borrow
to give to beggar. have known actors
imbued with the same sentiment, | only
knew one dramatist who owned the super
stition. He had n play coming out, and
the night it was to be produced, just before
the curtain went up, a beggar tackled him.
He gave him dime.
''There," said he, chats good luck.
My play will be 60"
1t was n terrific failure,
Il wish I'd given him half Cfollarr' he
said. The superstition was all right The
amount hadn't been enough to appease
the goddess Fortunes Francisco
Chronicle,
Smyrna times., 1887-04-13
The Palest Man in Indiana.

1T is not often that to be a cripple is a
fortunate thing" said Deputy Customs
Inspector Orson B. Curtis, but if l had
not lost my left hand during the war I
should have lost it two weeks ago.
The way of it was this, - he went on
For eight years 1 have been Oh duty at
the ferry dock, much of the time at night.
1t is my custom to remain in the office up
stairs until boat touches the dock. and
then go down to meet the passenge~s
as they land. The custom house is
built on piles in fact, on a part of the
dock, and when boat touches it Jars the
building so that, even if l were taking a
cat nap, it would awaken me. During
all these eight years l have had no vaca-
lton until this month, when | went down
INTO Indiana on visit l was riding at
night i'll day car, my shoes were off, and
was asleep, when the train started out
of little station near Peru. | do not
know whether l was even partially awak-
ened, but the jar impressed me with the
idea that the boat had touched the dock,
and, leaving my seat, | walked to the end
of the car, opened the door, went out upon
the platform, turned to the left, descended
the steps and stepped off, in my stOckinged
feet, into the snow As did so the car
struck me and knocked me down, and nv
arm was so close to the rail that a wheel
touched my empty sleeve. rolled over.
away from the track, and got on to my
feet so quickly that l caught the rear
platform of the next car l suppose was
the palest man in Indiana when | got
aboard"